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The Holy and Green of BearStackof2015

“Friendship for Easter Eggs!”

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The Holy and Green of BearStackof2015 is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its digital currency, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 612 million BearStacks hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bearstonia. The average income tax rate is 68.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient BearStackian economy, worth 62.9 trillion Roombas a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 102,821 Roombas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The new Liquor Legitimacy Office is besieged with job applications from people who have experience in "statistical sampling methods", glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town, confessions don't count if suffixed with "izzle", and election ballot papers are so long that unused ones are recycled as toilet roll. Crime is totally unknown. BearStackof2015's national animal is the BearStack, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

BearStackof2015 is ranked 148,009^th in the world and 5,809^th in The East Pacific for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring -41.21 on the Hayek Index.

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